
Jun 04, 2012, 07:07 PM
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Wanderer of Distant Stars
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Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
Posts: 26,614
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Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon
I just want to make a point about life experiences.
You may have had symptoms before your diagnosis but that does not mean you should discount the memory as any less fun/sad. Even if it is a sign of hypomania or chronic depression you have to take it for what it is and leave it at that.
I know my lenses are shaded by this color, bipolar. It's part of who I am, but it's not the most important part. My symptoms have reduced a lot since I've come to this understanding. I know I am ill, but I know that the illness isn't everything.
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Originally Posted by Anika
Acceptance! Seriously... I think until we accept that we are who we are we will continue to struggle. I can't tell you how to do it though, but I can tell you what worked for me. Acceptance came for me just by accepting that I am who I am. I put aside the " mentally ill" and negative tones of implications of such a dx. I look at it as more of just who I am, it's just part of my human experience. Everyone has battles, so if they don't have bipolar they have to battle something else. No ones life doesn't have hurdles, this is just mine. I also tend to not view myself as bipolar, I just am this way, this is how my brain works, what can I do to work with it?
Perspective is my key to dealing with bipolar, and the other things in my life, it's not always easy, but the more I practice it the better it gets.
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I agree with those two points the most. I deal with it through what my life experiences has taught me and acceptance of it all. That's how I get through it. They summed it up nicely. Thanks and I hope you find a place here, I loved reading everyone's answers  
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